Today, I finished doing a resume that I had spent three hours on. I e-mailed it to the business I was applying for, satisfied. I decided to look it over. The first thing I notice, I spelt my own name wrong. FML
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Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML
Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before submitting. They emailed me to point out that I'd misspelled the name of the company. Twice. FML
Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML
Today, I sent a thank you note after a job interview, emphasizing my accuracy at editing written reports; I misspelled the company's name. FML
Today, I applied for my first job. I didn't know how to write a resume, so I copied and pasted one from someone else and reworked it. I got on the bus, handed it in, and left. Then I remembered I forgot to change the contact info and date. FML
Today, I got an e-mail regarding an IT support job I applied to. The e-mail had numerous formatting errors due to bad code, and typos all over the place. It said I wasn't qualified for the job. FML
Today, I realized I sent over 2 dozen job applications with my dating profile word doc instead of my resume. FML
Today, I sent a cover letter to a potential employer. In the letter, I talked about my great attention to detail, my strong ability to focus, and my stellar writing skills. After hitting send, I reread the letter and noticed that I typed my name "B-R-A-I-N." My name is Brian. FML
Today, I noticed that I've been spelling my company's name wrong in my email signature for over a year. FML
Today, after spending four days having my resume, cover letter, and references proofread and perfected by professionals, I finally submitted it all to the summer internship of my dreams. I received a rejection letter ten minutes later. FML
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moleSG 6
That's why you look it over BEFORE sending it. Sorry, but YDI.
DalekScythe 0
oh look, I found another homoretardis in its natural habitat trolling and giving the most dumbass YDI remarks.... what a hideous sight!
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caltain 0
It's a spell checker, not a fish checker. A spelt is a type of fish. No resume should take three hours, unless you can't type or are making everything up. Either way, I'd go with my briefcase was stolen on the subway...
musu_fml 0
Spelt is valid, as is whilst and learnt and all manner of other variant spellings. They're chiefly British, but can be found in use in the US. Americans, do try to remember that you are not the only ones that speak the language, that you were not the first to speak the language, and your particular version of the language is not the only valid one, and that even within your own country the language has many different variations. And above all, please try to act a little less like the stereotype so much of the rest of the world has for your country: the "willfully-ignorant American".
Shanny_fml 0
#106 haha you rule :D yes SPELT IS A WORD PEOPLE. ASK ANY BRITISH PERSON :D
Brey1013 0
YDI. next time check your shit BEFORE u email it. Thats why publishers proofread manuscripts BEFORE publishing them, etc
mmurray002 0
for all the people who think "spelt" is not a word...I'm a Brit living in the US and spelt is most definitely a word. It's also not just used in Britain - it's used in the US, also.
loserface1994 0
You didn't just spell your own name wrong you spelled spelled wrong. Spel-led not Spel-t.
where_i_stood 0
omgggggggg. you appearently don't know anything.
shenshen 0
What kind of idiots are saying SPELT is not a word is is STANDARD ENGLISH look it up fools. SPELLED? American grammar is a disaster!
Niesra 0
Yea! Spelt IS a word, look it up, it's a kind of WHEAT, NOT the past of spell ¬.¬ If you could, oh i don't know, READ you would've realized that's what merriam-webster, wiki, etc. say about it...alternative spelling, right
where_i_stood 0
it's the past tense of spell. The Original past tense of spell. shut up
beaniebabe 0
spelt isn't a word no wonder you SPELLED your name wrong
antonioohama 0
You look over your résumé for hours *before* you send it in.
DoctorWu 0
"Spelt" may be an acutal word but it sounds really low class, if I were interviewing you, and you use the word spelt, I wouldn't hire you. "Y'all, I spelt all the words I good"
shenshen 0
If you went to another country where they spoke Standard English and you used the word 'spelled' you probably would not get hired. 'Spelled' is American English not Standard English.